“We Family. They ain't all about blood you know. Family is people looking out after each other not hiding behind secrets.” Family Book:Whistling Past the Graveyard Source: Whistling Past the Graveyard
“She grabbed me in a hug so ferocious, the love reached clean to my bones. She kissed the top of my head. "Truth is, you save me, child. You save me as sure as the sun rises.” LoveSavedSavingSaviorHugSaveReciprocate Book:Whistling Past the Graveyard Source: Whistling Past the Graveyard
“I locked the door and turned on the water to fill the tub. I made it so hot that I had to get in real slow. I wanted it to hurt; wanted my outside to feel as bad as my inside. I sat there a long time watching my skin turn redder and redder... Finally my insides was as fiery as my skin. I liked the burn and hoped it took everything I'd been wishing for and turned it to ashes.” PainHurtFireCuttingBurnMasochism Book:Whistling Past the Graveyard Source: Whistling Past the Graveyard
“My daddy always said being brave wasn’t not being scared. Being brave was keeping going when you were.” SaidBraveScaredDaddyBeing Scared Book:Whistling Past the Graveyard Source: Whistling Past the Graveyard
“My daddy says that when you do somethin' to distract you from your worstest fears, it's like whistlin' past the graveyard. You know, making a racket to keep the scaredness and the ghosts away. He says that's how we get by sometimes. But it's not weak, like hidin'...it's strong. It means you're able to go on.” KnowsMeanSometimesAblePastStrongGoes OnWeakGhostDaddyGraveyardRacket Author:Susan Crandall
“God's job ain't to make our lives easier, it's to make us better souls by the lessons He gives us.” GivingSoulJobsOur LivesEasierLessons Author:Susan Crandall